Maoxin Wu
Stony Brook University Hospital, USA
Title: Ultrasound-guided Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology practice
Biography
Biography: Maoxin Wu
Abstract
Introduction: Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) cytology under ultrasound (US) guidance is a desirable diagnostic model, especially when the procedure is performed by a cytopathologist. The author will share her 8-year experiences as a board certified cytopathologist who also performs US-guided procedures in academic institutions in New York, USA. Aim: To provide guidance and road map for the audiences who are interested in building a US- guided FNA practice themselves. Materials & Methods: Various strategies for creating a US-FNA practice will be discussed. Representative case examples will be illustrated. Relevant published and unpublished data will be summarized for this presentation. Results: The results will be shown at the conference as published data, case examples, and recent data based on the new practice estabolished by the author at Stony Brook University Hospital. Conclusions: US-FNA cytology practice is a valuable medical practice that may provide not only accurate cytological diagnoses but also sufficient material for ancillary studies in majority of patients with superficially located masses including non-palpable ones. Such a one-stop-shop model practice should be applied, so that patients may receive maximum benefit with minimal or virtually no risk of complications.
